Virginia, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/10/2026 11:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 2:40PM EDT until August 10 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 10, 2026 - 11:40am
Expires: 
August 10, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northtern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Southeastern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Eastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 239 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Romney to 8 miles northeast of Moorefield, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Winchester, Strasburg, Millwood Pike, Inwood, Stephens City, Wardensville, Star Tannery, Middletown, Capon Bridge, Yellow Spring, High View, Cedar Grove, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Bunker Hill, Bloomery, Stephenson, Delray, Cross Junction, and Arden.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Frederick, VA; Shenandoah, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Berkeley, WV; Hampshire, WV; Hardy, WV; Morgan, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov